Sonbeam’s Parents Night Out

POPC’S Sonbeams Ministry is offering a Special Needs Parents Night Out for parents of special needs children and their siblings, as well as adults with special needs on Friday, May 4th from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Contact the church office if you would like to volunteer to help with this wonderful ministry.

2012 Special Needs Ministry Conference

“Love Finds a Way: Making the Gospel Accessible to All”

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 8AM until 4PM

Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church

Ridgeland, MS

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A WAY TO…

• Help your congregation open their hearts to people with special needs?
• Make practical changes in church life so that the Gospel – in word and deed – will reach people with disabilities and their families?
• Better address the unique needs and employ the gifts of people with disabilities and their families?
• Understand autism and how to relate to those who are on the autism spectrum?

If so, this conference is for you!!!

Join us…

PASTORS – MINISTRY LEADERS – TEACHERS – MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS – PHYSICAL THERAPISTS – OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS – SPEECH THERAPISTS – PARENTS – VOLUNTEERS – FAMILY MEMBERS – NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS

(CEU’s provided for some professions.)

Conference Save the Date

Conference Poster

Conference Tracks

Conference Guest Speakers

Conference Hotels

To register, please click here (http://www NULL.lovefindsaway NULL.org).

Sonbeams Christmas Ministry Opportunity

Sonbeams and Joni and Friends, Jackson will deliver Christmas packages to families with special needs on the evening of Tuesday, December 20th. We are accepting financial donations for purchasing gifts for these families. If you would like to give, please make checks payable to POPC and denote “Sonbeams/Christmas” on the memo line. Checks may be placed in the offering plate or given to John Kwasny. For more information, or to sign up to help with deliveries, please contact the church office.

Sonbeams Night Out – Friday, May 4th

The next Sonbeams Night Out is Friday, May 4th 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Sonbeams Night Out is a ministry that provides respite care for parents of special needs children (this includes special needs kids as well as their siblings).  It is also a fun night out for adults with special needs! Members of Ballet Magnificat will be there to dance both for and will us.

If you would like to volunteer to help with this wonderful ministry, please call Martie Kwasny at 601-919-8605.